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HANSARDBuilding Safety (Responsible Actors Scheme and Prohibitions) Regulations 2023That the Grand Committee do consider the Building Safety (Responsible Actors Scheme and Prohibitions) Regulations 2023. Relevant document: 38th Report from the Secondary…20 Jun 2023HANSARDBuilding Safety (Responsible Actors Scheme and Prohibitions) Regulations 2023My Lords, these regulations establish a responsible actors scheme for developers under Sections 126 to 129 of the Building Safety Act 2022, focused on the remediation by…20 Jun 2023HANSARDBuilding Safety Act 2022 (Consequential Amendments etc.) Regulations 2023That the Grand Committee do consider the Building Safety Act 2022 (Consequential Amendments etc.) Regulations 2023.20 Jun 2023HANSARDBuilding Safety (Responsible Actors Scheme and Prohibitions) Regulations 2023I thank the noble Lords who have contributed today. I open my remarks and answers to the questions asked by saying that the noble Baroness, Lady Pinnock, is absolutely right: six…20 Jun 2023HANSARDBuilding Safety Act 2022 (Consequential Amendments etc.) Regulations 2023My Lords, these regulations will make technical but important changes to the language used in existing legislation, bringing it into line with the new terminology and processes…20 Jun 2023HANSARDFamilies with Children: AccommodationThe noble Baroness brings forward a very interesting point, but I am not aware of any work that has been done on that issue. I will certainly go back to the department and ask…19 Jun 2023HANSARDNon-Domestic Rating BillThat the bill be committed to a Grand Committee, and that it be an instruction to the Grand Committee that they consider the bill in the following order: Clauses 1 to 17,…19 Jun 2023HANSARDFamilies with Children: AccommodationMy Lords, temporary accommodation is a vital way to ensure that no family in this country is without a roof over its head until it is offered suitable long-term accommodation.…19 Jun 2023HANSARDFamilies with Children: AccommodationThe noble Baroness is absolutely right that part of the issue is the heating of the system and the lack of accommodation available. That is why, since 2010, more than 2.2 million…19 Jun 2023HANSARDFamilies with Children: AccommodationFirst, obviously we keep a review of councils’ delivery. I am not aware of any being called in recently since I have been a Minister, but we have a homelessness advice and support…19 Jun 2023HANSARDFamilies with Children: AccommodationThe issue of local authorities buying houses is already being dealt with through the £500 million for local authorities that was agreed by the Treasury around six months ago. As…19 Jun 2023HANSARDNon-Domestic Rating BillThat the Bill be now read a second time.19 Jun 2023HANSARDFamilies with Children: AccommodationI can agree with my noble friend on the fact that we have pressures on our system, which I have already mentioned, particularly on housing, but we are a country that cares.…19 Jun 2023HANSARDFamilies with Children: AccommodationWe are providing funding for local authorities either to build or to buy property in order to help them increase their stock. We are also providing more than £1 billion to local…19 Jun 2023HANSARDFamilies with Children: AccommodationMy Lords, that is exactly why we have suggested that more of the £11.8 billion-worth of affordable housing funding should go into the building of social housing. As can be seen…19 Jun 2023HANSARDFamilies with Children: AccommodationThe noble Baroness brings up a really interesting point, because we often talk much more about urban and city-based homelessness. From my own experience, I know a lot about rural…19 Jun 2023HANSARDFamilies with Children: AccommodationThe Government have made it clear that for people with families, bed-and-breakfast accommodation should be the last resort. We are aware of the issues concerned. I do not know…19 Jun 2023HANSARDNon-Domestic Rating BillMy Lords, this Bill delivers important changes to the business rates system. Business rates are a key component of the way in which local services are funded and are set to raise…19 Jun 2023HANSARDNon-Domestic Rating BillMy Lords, it is a pleasure to close the debate, and it has been a pleasure to listen to such thoughtful contributions. The noble Baroness opposite is absolutely right: I have got…19 Jun 2023HANSARDElections: Voter IDThe returning officers have a clear list of acceptable forms of photo identification that they use. They have been fully trained on those. As I have said, we will look at other…13 Jun 2023